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Clarity Cap CMR Impressions

Hello!
Wondering if anyone has updated their passive crossover with the Clarity Cap CMR.
I'd like to hear how they compare to the MR and comparable competition. I saw some threads on the MR but not these.

Thanks 
Darren
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dgarretson
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Eric, I think Audio4pass has it right about CMR. The new CMR and CSA ranges are calmer, in the sense of underlying quiet background, and more natural and unforced timbre and coherence across the entire FR. It takes around 200 hours for break-in.

One of my OEMs who just completed his evaluation of CSA, reported that it is the first metalized polypropylene cap he has experienced with rock stable measured capacitance across the entire break-in cycle. That’s not to say that the sound doesn’t change through break-in, but rather that the copper ends exhibit a stable impedance that is unachievable with standard tin-zinc end sprays.

Thanks for your impressions of the cap.

Dave
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audio4pass
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hi dave,
the CMR takes around 200h for break-in and the MR ?
when both (CMR & MR) are broken-in which of the two have more improvement in sound ?
On what model (CMR or MR) the biggest changes appear ?
erik_squires
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Hi Dave,

What measurements seem to change with break-in? The Farads seem very stable to me.

Best,

E
erik_squires
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By the way, I do hear the more open and more dynamic aspects of the CMR line. I'm also saying that so far it is significantly cooler.

Imaging is not gelling either, but I have been testing asymmetrically so hopefully as they age together this will improve.
dgarretson
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It’s been a long while since I personally went through a break-in cycle with MR, but I recall a leading OEM evaluator report that 200 hours was necessary to get to the end of it. With a more revealing cap like CMR, nuances during break-in may be more easily detected and thus appear more dramatic, when in fact they may be subtler. Sorry if that seems mysterious, but just give it time and see.
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